I'd prefer a frozen dataclass with an explicit replace method On Sat, 26 Jun 2021, 21:56 Marc-Andre Lemburg, <m...@egenix.com> wrote:
> On 26.06.2021 21:32, Ethan Furman wrote: > > On 6/25/21 5:20 PM, Eric V. Smith wrote: > > > >> It seems like many of the suggestions are SSLContext specific. I don't > think > > we should be adding > >> __slots__ or otherwise redefining the interface to that object. Isn't > this a > > general "problem" in > >> python... > > > > In most cases I would agree with you, but in this case the object is > security > > sensitive, and security should be much more rigorous in ensuring > correctness. > > Isn't this more an issue of API design rather than Python's > flexibility when it comes to defining attributes ? > > IMO, a security relevant API should not use direct attribute > access for adjusting important parameters. Those should always > be done using functions or method calls which apply extra sanity > checks and highlight issues in form of exceptions. > > And those are possible in Python without calling type checking, > linters or other extra tools to the rescue. > > -- > Marc-Andre Lemburg > eGenix.com > > Professional Python Services directly from the Experts (#1, Jun 26 2021) > >>> Python Projects, Coaching and Support ... https://www.egenix.com/ > >>> Python Product Development ... https://consulting.egenix.com/ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > ::: We implement business ideas - efficiently in both time and costs ::: > > eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 > D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg > Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 > https://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ > https://www.malemburg.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Python-ideas mailing list -- python-ideas@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to python-ideas-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-ideas.python.org/ > Message archived at > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/53V2RCIDJRE2SVVB7C4FZADIY2LSRMWT/ > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ >
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